and mr. lloyd and mrs. lloyd. thanks for letting us come in here. really appreciate it. you're an electrical contractor, too. right? >> i'm electrical for 26 years. we do lots of big projects. we dot lots of industrial and commercial and residential. >> so you have to get a california special license. you have to be a special licensee to do electrical what is that license? >> yes. i have a c-10 licen and b license. >> b is a general contractor's license. >> yes. more interesting for me, i do a lot of c-10 for electrical. >> about three, four years ago you opened up a supply house. >> we opened e & e electric for around five years. >> you don't have so many guys out on the field any more. >> no more. i just have a lot of contractors. they come in for a lot of questions about national code. so if i understand, i tell them whatever i know. my knowledge. >> i think it's actually terrific that the person selling the equipment is somebody who is trained and experienced and has been working the field for so many years. >> i try to do my best. if i know, i tell them. >> and you

finally highlight to at some point speak to mr. lloyd -- mr. lord and about the unkind piece that i know we went over about a year ago, but i think it's time to revisit as applies to this particular plan. we may have to revisit that but we can get to that later or have a short hearing about that thank you. >> i would like to thank everyone for all of their work. this is an excellent piece of work and their flocks of lot of community input. i hope we can get to the point where we can talk about a plan without criticizing other work that has been done whether agencies over time. but i do think this is an excellent piece of work. are organizing a community discussion for late october and a date has not yet been specified but we will be participating along with supervisor kim who is interested in this policy and that would require a balance between affordable housing and require a balance between jobs at space and housing space. we have had our concerns about that, but is an issue we've discussed on a regional base and we certainly understand why t

these really difficult issues well certainly as you said mr lloyd this is an important gesture but what's also interesting to look at is the attitudes of different sides in countries to it i mean just yesterday speaking before the un our british prime minister david cameron called for more to be done to help people aspiring for freedom such as what happened for instance in libya so why then does his revolutionary fervor not stretch to palestine after he said he wouldn't vote in favor. but i'm sorry that that's the position of british government because you're right to point out that this concept that we have different standards in different situations bedevils international diplomacy and the think all countries frankly guilty of those same double standards and you know i feel personally great frustration that the quartet's and that includes obviously britain through the european union the united states russia the united nations have not put a lot more pressure on television to go straight because if we're saying and we are so rightfully so the syrians what's taking place in syria is that

mr. tony lloyd. >> the prime minister quite rightly made the point there would be no process taking place in libya but nevertheless the reality is that the institutions across libya are both corrupted and very weak and in particular the courts and central functioning society and how gadhafi's placement in position, will britain perhaps with the european union put real effort into making sure we do support the development of the civil structures? >> we will certainly make available our advice if it's wanted on those sorts of issues. specifically in paris they talked about the importance of police training and trying to make sure that the police were properly independent. it was encouraging to hear them say that. and of course having a strong independent justice system is part of any free and democratic society so we stand by to help in any way we can. >> jane swenson. >> i welcome the progress for the libyan people and also the success for the united nations principal responsibility to protect. the catalyst was the sath of february with the widows, mothers and sisters of the massacre. wome

mr. tony lloyd. >> the prime minister quite rightly made the point there would be no process taking placeheless the reality is that the institutions across libya are both corrupted and very weak and in particular the courts and central functioning society and how gadhafi's placement in position, will britain perhaps with the european union put real effort into making sure we do support the development of the civil structures? >> we will certainly make available our advice if it's wanted on those sorts of issues. specifically in paris they talked about the importance of police training and trying to make sure that the police were properly independent. it was encouraging to hear them say that. and of course having a strong independent justice system is part of any free and democratic society so we stand by to help in any way we can. >> jane swenson. >> i welcome the progress for the libyan people and also the success for the united nations principal responsibility to protect. the catalyst was the sath of february with the widows, mothers and sisters of the massacre. women played a crucial r

colleagues today to join were me in honoring the life and work of this great american, can sand a lloyd ward. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. frank, for five minutes. mr. frank: thank you, mr. speaker. today is a very important today in our fight to achieve full equality for all americans in the face of prejudices of various sorts. and to commemorate i want to read an extraordinary document. it is head lined don't-ask, don't-tell repeal. it's an official communication. today marks the end of don't-ask, don't-tell. the law is repealed. from this day forward gay and lesbian soldiers may serve in the army with the dignity and respect they deserve. our rules, regulations, and policies reflect the repeal guidance issued by the department of defense and will apply uniformly without regard to sexual orientation which is a personal matter. for over 236 years, the u.s. army has been an extraordinary force for good in the world. our soldiers are the most

and others and lloyd doggett's constituents and all in the northeast, we are coming together to place jobs. there is nothing more bipartisan than putting america back to work. thank you, mr. president. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? police clay: to -- mr. clay: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. clay: mr. speaker, i ask our friends in the majority to put their country ahead of their party and join us by enacting the make it in america jobs agenda. jobs is not a democratic issue or a republican issue. putting america back to work is what we all should be fighting for. when working families hurt, america hurts. and what elevates them lifts up the entire nation. we must pass without delay a re-authorization of the vital highway and transit bill. we need to enact make it in america agenda to strengthen our manufacturing, technological and industrial base. we need to build up america's infrastructure by putting people to work, rebuilding our roads, bridges, railways, ports, schools and airports, and we need to speed disaster assistance to har

mr. reid: i ask consent -- unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and that the foreign relations committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 828, mary derosa be -- franklin lloydbe an alternate representative of the united nations, presidential nomination 3, be a representative of the nominations. that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, that the motion to reconsider be made and laid on the table. there be no further action in debate, any related statements be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the senate proceed to consideration of s. res. 267. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 267, recognizing hispanic heritage month and celebrating the heritage and culture of loopts in loopts -- latinos in the united states and the immense contribution of latinos to the united states. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion t